Second Dialogue More Practice

Get more practice on the various sentence pattern encountered in the second dialogue.

In English

Is this...?


1A: Is this

      your bag?



1B: No it isn't.

      It's her

      bag.



2A: Is this

      your hat?



2B: No, it isn't.

      It's his hat.





3A: Is that

      my seat?



3B: No, it isn't.

      That's my

      wife's seat.




4A:Is that

     my tea?



4B: No, it isn't.

      That's my

      tea.



Were you..?


1A: Were you

      unhappy?


1B: No, I

      wasn't.

      I was

      happy.



2A: Were you

      late?



2B: No, I

      wasn't.

      I was

      early.


3A: Was it

      difficult?



3B: No, it

      was easy.




How

long...?

1A: How long

      did you

      watch TV?


1B: For 2

      hours.

2A: How long

      did you

      play golf?


2B: For 5 hours.


3A: How long

      did you

      read a

      book?


3B: For an

      hour.

4A: How long

      did you

      speak to

      Jill?


4B: For 10 minutes.


What did...?


1A: What did

      you eat?


1B: I ate toast.



2A: What did

      you play?


2B: I played

      baseball.


3A: What did

      you see?


3B: I saw

      a movie.

4A: What did

      you buy?


4B: I bought

      a car.  

Do you

like...?

1A: Do you

      like sushi?


1B: No, I don't.

      I like

      hamburger.


2A: Do you

      like sumo?


2B: No, I don't.

      I like

      tennis.

3A: Do you

      like

      apples?

3B: No, I don't.

      I like

      grapes.

4A: Do you

      like cats?


4B: No I don't.

      I like

      dogs.

In Romaji

Kore wa

...desu ka?

1A: Kore wa

      anata no

      fukuro

      desu ka?

1B: Iie, sou de

       wa nai.

       Kanojo

       no fukuro

       desu.

2A: Kore wa

       anata no

       boushi

       desu ka?

2B: Iie, sou de

       wa nai.

       Kore wa

       kare no

       boushi

       desu.

3A: Sore wa

      watashi

      no seki

      desu ka?

3B: Iie, sou de

       wa nai.

       Sore wa

       kanai no

       seki

       desu.

4A: Are wa

       watashi

       no o-cha

       desu ka?

4B: Iie, sou de

      wa nai.

      Watashi no

      o-cha

      desu.

...deshita

    ka?

1A: Anata wa

      kanashikatta

      desu ka?

1B: Iie,

      sou de

      wa nai.

      Genki

      deshita.


2A:Anata wa

      osokatta

      desu

      ka?

2B: Iie,

      sou de

      wa nai.

      Hayakatta

      desu.

3A: Sore wa

      Muzuka-

      -shikatta

      desu ka?

3B: Iie,

      sou de

      wa nai.

      Kantan

      deshita.

Dono

gurai...ka?

1A Dono gurai

     terebi o

     mimashita

     ka?

1B: Ni jikan

      desu.

2A: Dono gurai

      gorofu o

      shimashita

       ka?

2B: Go jikan.

      desu.

3A: Dono gurai

      hon o

      yomi-

      -mashita

       ka?

3B: Ichi jikan

      desu.

4A: Dono gurai

      Jiri ni

      hanashi-

      -mashita

      ka?

4B: Juu pun

       desu.

Nani o...

       ka?

1A: Nani o

      tabema-

      -shita ka?

1B: Tousuto o

       tabema-

       -shita.

2A: Nani o

      shima-

      -shita ka?

2B: yakyuu

      o shima-

      -shita.

3A: Nani o

      mima-

      -shita ka?

3B: Eiga o

      mimashita.

4A: Nani o

      kaimashita

      ka?

4B: Kuruma o

      kaimashita.

...ga suki

desu ka?

1A: Sushi ga

      suki desu

      ka?

1B: Iie,

      hanbaagaa

      ga

      suki desu.

2A: Sumou ga

       suki desu

       ka?

2B: Iie,

      tenisu ga

      suki desu.

3A: Ringo ga

      suki

      desu ka?

3B: Iie,

      budou ga

      suki desu.

4A: Neko ga

      suki desu

      ka?

4B: Iie,

      inu ga

      suki desu.

English

Is this...?

1A: Is this your bag?


1B: No it isn't.

      It's her bag.

2A: Is this your hat?


2B: No, it isn't.

      It's his hat.


3A: Is that my seat?


3B: No, it isn't.

      That's my wife's seat.


4A:Is that my tea?


4B: No, it isn't.

      That's my tea.

Were you..?

1A: Were you unhappy?


1B: No, I wasn't.

      I was happy.


2A: Were you late?


2B: No, I wasn't.

      I was early.

3A: Was it difficult?


3B: No, it was easy.


How long...?

1A: How long did you

      watch TV?

1B: For 2 hours.

2A: How long did you

      play golf?

2B: For 5 hours.

3A: How long did you

      read a book?

3B: For an hour.

4A: How long did you

      speak to Jill?

4B: For 10 minutes.

What did...?

1A: What did you eat?

1B: I ate toast.

2A: What did you play?

2B: I played baseball.

3A: What did you see?

3B: I saw a movie.

4A: What did you buy?

4B: I bought a car.  

Do you like...?

1A: Do you like sushi?

1B: No, I don't.

      I like hamburger.

2A: Do you like sumo?

2B: No, I don't.

      I like tennis.

3A: Do you like apples?

3B: No, I don't.

      I like grapes.

4A: Do you like cats?


4B: No I don't.

      I like dogs.

Japanese

Kore wa...desu ka?

1A: Kore wa anata no

      fukuro desu ka?

1B: Iie, sou de wa nai.

       Kanojo no fukuro desu.

2A: Kore wa anata no

       boushi desu ka?

2B: Iie, sou de wa nai.

       Kore wa kare no

       boushi desu.

3A: Sore wa watashi

      no seki desu ka?

3B: Iie, sou de wa nai.

       Sore wa kanai no

       seki desu.

4A: Are wa watashi

       no o-cha desu ka?

4B: Iie, sou de wa nai.

      Watashi no o-cha desu.

...deshita ka?

1A: Anata wa kanashikatta

      desu ka?

1B: Iie, sou de wa nai.

      Genki deshita.


2A:Anata wa osokatta

      desu ka?

2B: Iie, sou de wa nai.

      Hayakatta desu.

3A: Sore wa Muzukashikatta

      desu ka?

3B: Iie, sou de wa nai.

      Kantan deshita.

Dono gurai...ka?

1A Dono gurai terebi o

     mimashita ka?

1B: Ni jikan desu.

2A: Dono gurai gorofu o

      shimashita ka?

2B: Go jikan desu.

3A: Dono gurai hon o

      yomimashita ka?

3B: Ichi jikan desu.

4A: Dono gurai Jiri ni

      hanashimashita ka?

4B: Juu pun desu.

Nani o...ka?

1A: Nani o tabemashita ka?

1B: Tousuto o tabemashita.

2A: Nani o shimashita ka?

2B: yakyuu o shimashita.

3A: Nani o mimashita ka?

3B: Eiga o mimashita.

4A: Nani o kaimashita ka?

4B: Kuruma o kaimashita.

...ga suki desu ka?

1A: Sushi ga suki desu ka?

1B: Iie, hanbaagaa ga

      suki desu.

2A: Sumou ga suki desu ka?

2B: Iie, tenisu ga suki desu.


3A: Ringo ga suki desu ka?

3B: Iie, budou ga suki desu.


4A: Neko ga suki desu ka?


4B: Iie, inu ga suki desu.


Grammar Point!

 The Japanese have two words for "that."

"Sore," when the item is far away, but is closer to the person spoken to and "are" when it is far away from both the speaker and the person spoken to.

 Adjectives

To put an adjective into the past, one way is to knock the "i" off the end of the adjective and add ...katta.

For example: hayai, becomes haya, becomes hayakatta.

A note on pronunciation

Say kanashikatta, which means "sad," as though the syllables were separate words: ka-na-shee-kat-ta and its opposite, genki: gen-kee.

Say muzukashikatta, which means "difficult:" moo-zuu-ka-shee-kat-ta.

Say kantan, which means "simple:" kan-tan.

Say terebi, which means "TV:" teh-reh-bee.

Say kanai, which means "my wife:" ka-na-ee.

Say boushi, which means "hat:" boh-oo-shee.

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